Q: Is 872,788 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,788 is a composite number.

Why is 872,788 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 872,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 61 73 98 122 146 196 244 292 427 511 854 1,022 1,708 2,044 2,989 3,577 4,453 5,978 7,154 8,906 11,956 14,308 17,812 31,171 62,342 124,684 218,197 436,394 and 872,788, with no remainder.

Since 872,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,788, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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